Dual-tracer PET/CT shows promise in cancer imaging
Two PET/CT radiotracers -- F-18 FDG and gallium-68 FAPI-46 -- work better togethe...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: PET imaging lays foundation for new cancer therapies PET tracer shows promise for diagnosing breast cancer New PET radiotracer more effective at detecting cancer Animal study suggests Ga-68 PET FAPI can detect lung fibrosis Dual-tracer PET/CT helps pick patients for liver transplant (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 20, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Gene Score, Endocrine Response Can Guide Early Breast Cancer Therapy
(MedPage Today) -- Use of the 21-gene recurrence score (RS) combined with response to 3-week preoperative endocrine therapy can be used to guide systemic therapy in early breast cancer patients with limited nodal involvement, and can help avoid... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 17, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Cancer therapy using body's natural 'killer' immune cells gives hope
A CANCER therapy that harnesses the body's natural "killer" immune cells could give hope to patients whose disease overcomes other treatments, scientists say. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lab Notes: Venatorx closes Series C financing; Ocugen takes 'critical' step in clinical trial
A Conshohocken firm received approval for a cancer therapy from the European Commission. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - April 8, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: John George Source Type: news

HebeCell and Vuja De Sciences Announce Strategic Collaboration
Signed R&D collaboration agreement and a memorandum of understanding to develop and commercialize game-changing cancer therapies based on iPSC-derived NK cells in combination with small molecule...(PRWeb April 06, 2022)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/2022/4/prweb18598127.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cancer repair mechanism could be potential drug target
While cancer therapies targeting specific genes or disease pathways have extended lives, they can also lead to highly resistant tumors when small reservoirs of cancer cells survive treatment, grow, and spread. Searching for ways to extend the survival benefit of targeted therapies, a team led by researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute identified a potential new tactic to disrupt the repair mechanism that cancer cells use after treatment, blunting their ability to regenerate. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news

Breast Cancer Therapy Toxicities: Education and Communication Breast Cancer Therapy Toxicities: Education and Communication
Drs Hope Rugo and Fatima Cardoso discuss treatment toxicities and patient communication with Julia Mau és and Sheila Pettiford, who are both living with metastatic breast cancer.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 31, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news

Suicide risk and mortality among patients with cancer - Heinrich M, Hofmann L, Baurecht H, Kreuzer PM, Kn üttel H, Leitzmann MF, Seliger C.
Despite substantial progress in cancer therapy in recent decades, patients with cancer remain at high suicide risk. Data from individual studies have not been comprehensively quantified and specific risk factors are ill-defined. We assessed suicide mortali... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

COVID-19 vaccination programme, RCGP (updated 28th March 2022)
The latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine. Update in this version (published 28th March 2022) - updated ' SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination ' . Update in version published 8th March 2022 – updated ' Information for healthcare professionals on blood clotting following COVID-19 vaccination ' and ' Clinician FAQs and guidance on COVID-19 vaccine for patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) ' . (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Clarity launching trial for prostate cancer therapy
Clarity Pharmaceuticals is launching an investigator-initiated trial that wil...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Clarity hits milestone in study of radiopharmaceutical NorthStar partners with Clarity, Monopar FDA grants rare disease designation to Clarity agent Clarity's breast imaging agent enters clinical trial Clarity begins trial for pediatric neuroblastoma therapy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 24, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

FDA approves Lu-177 PSMA-617 for prostate cancer treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lutetium-177 (Lu-177...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Novartis touts prostate cancer study results at ASCO 2021 Novartis touts phase III prostate cancer study results SNMMI: PSMA-PET helps guide prostate cancer therapy SNMMI: Early prostate cancer therapy extends lives (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 24, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Your Mouth on a Chip
 NIH ' s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchCell-loaded microchips offer a new lens into human biologyMicrochips that mimic parts of the human body may sound futuristic, but these devices —called organs-on-chips—are already being used to study human biology. Made from plastic, with grooves that are lined with cells and channels that transport air and fluids, these chips can simulate aspects of organ structure and function. Chips have been designed to mimic many different parts of the body, including beating heart tissue, air-filtering lung cells, and electrically active brain cells. The technolo...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 10, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Wistar Institute receives largest individual philanthropic gift in its 50-year history
The Wistar Institute has received the largest individual philanthropic gift in its 50-year history, and it plans to use the donation to support its efforts to continue discovering promising cancer therapies. The $10 million gift was made by Ronald Caplan, founder and president of PMC Property Group Inc., and his wife Ellen. The donation will support Wistar’s National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center, which will be renamed the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute.… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news

Wistar Institute receives largest individual philanthropic gift ever
The Wistar Institute has received the largest individual philanthropic gift ever, and plans to use the donation to support its efforts to continue discovering promising cancer therapies. The $10 million gift was made by Ronald Caplan, founder and president of PMC Property Group Inc., and his wife Ellen. The donation will support Wistar’s National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center, which will be renamed the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute. T he money, Wistar… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - March 9, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: John George Source Type: news

COVID-19 vaccination programme, RCGP (updated 8th March 2022)
The latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine. Update in this version (published 8th March 2022) – updated ' Information for healthcare professionals on blood clotting following COVID-19 vaccination ' and ' Clinician FAQs and guidance on COVID-19 vaccine for patients receiving Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) ' . Update in version published 13th January 2022 - added ' Vaccines in Pregnancy Screencast ' . (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news